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Not too familiar with those events. What do you mean with the last sentence?
by dustypotato 3y ago
Not too familiar with those events. What do you mean with the last sentence?
- WeylandYutani 3y ago1930s Japan was a constant struggle between different factions including various high level assassinations and even false flag attacks against foreign powers. It was basically a real life Metal Gear Solid videogame.
- syntheweave 3y agoIn the runup to WWII, reactionary portions of Japan's military attempted coups multiple times, with some successful assassinations. The origins of this trend date back to the unequal treaties Japan was forced to sign by Western powers at the start of its re-opening and industrialization: the nationalist right gradually developed more of a voice as time went on and developed an ideological basis for military expansion and deification of the emperor, which succeeded in directing Japan into the war, even though the coups themselves failed.
- pauldenton 3y agoHere's a couple notable examples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Blood_Incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Blood_Incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_15_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_15_incident